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Sertraline effective for children and adolescents with major depression
- Author:
- Kimberly Hritzak, PharmD, Resident
- Nicole S. Culhane, PharmD, BCPS
BACKGROUND: Few treatment options are available for children and adolescents with major depressive disorder due to a lack of efficacy data,...
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Estrogen plus progestin may increase incidence of dementia
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- Nicole S. Culhane, PharmD, BCPS
BACKGROUND: Lower endogenous estrogen levels in post-menopausal women is a potential reason why women have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer...
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How beneficial are thiazolidinediones for diabetes mellitus?
- Author:
- Nicole S. Culhane, PharmD, BCPS
- Rebecca Graves, MLS
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: The thiazolidinediones pioglitazone (Actos) and rosiglitazone (Avandia) are effective at lowering fasting plasma glucose (...
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Can a simple warfarin initiation scheme predict the maintenance dose in patients with nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation?
- Author:
- Nicole S. Culhane, PharmD, BCPS
Pengo V, Biasiolo A, Pegoraro C. A simple scheme to initiate oral anticoagulant treatment in outpatients with nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation. Am...